Student Assistant - Li Lab

Posting Number: G/R09371P

Working Title: Student Assistant - Li Lab

Department: CAES-Applied Genetic Tech Ctr

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Employment Type: Employee

Schedule: up to 20 hours per week. Schedule to be determined by Supervisor

Advertised Salary: $10.50 per hour

Location: Athens Area

Student assistant in Dr. Zenglu Li’s lab.

• Take agronomic notes, collect data, and harvest soybean research plots in the field. (50% of time)
• Work in the seed lab to weigh and clean samples, thresh individual plants, and prepare seed for spring planting. (50% of time)

• Preference given to students with background education in agriculture and/or chemistry.
• Preference given to students with experience with soybean or near-infrared spectroscopy.

While performing the duties of this job, the student will regularly stand, sit, talk, hear, use hands and fingers to operate a commercial grinder and computer, reach, and stoop/kneel to lift. Lifting up to 50lbs. Exposure to moderate-loud noise (earplugs provided). Sit and perform repetitive tasks for long periods of time. Exposure to soybeans and ground soybean/soybean dust (dust mask provided).

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